“We operate under the premise that individuals prepared to carry out terrorist acts are in this country,’ said Dec. of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on Dec. 6, 2010.
The plot uncovered earlier this year is said to involve the use of two poisons – ricin and cyanide – slipped into salad bars and buffets.
Of particular concern: The plotters are believed to be tied to the same terror group that attempted to blow up cargo planes over the east coast in October, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
In online propaganda al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has praised the cargo attack, part of what it called ‘Operation Hemorrhage.”
(Latest Terror Threat in US Aimed to Poison Food – CBS Evening News – CBS News)